Please send me some additional information regarding Aricept, as my 79 years old father has to take it by prescription of a Professor for 30 days - 5 mg/day and then 10 mg/day for 90 days. Thank you.
How can I give my father Aricept, 5 mg/day for 30 days?
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- 6 Mar 2011 by Georgi Peev Peev
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- aricept, my-e, prescription
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What do I need to know about Aricept?
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suzanne667 Mar 2011
Have you been given 5mg tablets? Check the label, it will say.
If you have... then give 1 tablet daily for 30 days then increase to 2 tablets daily for 90 days. Check with your pharmacist if you are unsure.
You can find more information about Aricept here:
http://www.drugs.com/aricept.html
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